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The 19 pages that link to Pre-Code Hollywood, each with the reason it gives.

• Ernst LubitschNarrower topic: His early sound comedies used the period’s latitude for frank sexual suggestion and social satire.

• Mervyn LeRoyNarrower topic: LeRoy’s early Warner films used the period’s latitude for crime, sexuality, and social criticism.

• Mae WestNarrower topic: West's early films used the greater latitude for sexual humor available before enforcement tightened.

• Dinner at EightNarrower topic: The film belongs to this period of Hollywood filmmaking and its looser content restrictions.

• It Happened One NightNarrower topic: The film was made as Hollywood’s Production Code enforcement was tightening.

• Claudette ColbertNarrower topic: Colbert’s early sound-film roles emerged during this period of greater screen latitude.

• Norma ShearerNarrower topic: Shearer’s bold roles in this era tested what Hollywood films could depict.

• Jean HarlowNarrower topic: Harlow's early roles flourished in films that portrayed sexuality more openly than later Hollywood productions.

• Ben HechtNarrower topic: Scarface’s violence and moral ambiguity belong to the era’s less restrictive screen culture.

• George RaftNarrower topic: Raft’s early crime films emerged when Hollywood could depict violence and criminal ambition more openly.

• Lewis MilestoneNarrower topic: The Front Page belongs to a period when Hollywood films could address adult subjects more freely.